LeVar Burton to be honored with Lifetime Achievement honors at Children's & Family Emmy Awards

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LeVar Burton to be honored with Lifetime Achievement honors at Children's & Family Emmy AwardsPrintThursday, December 01 2022ABC News RadioGetty Images/Ian TuttleBeloved Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement honor by fellow Emmy winner Laurence Fishburne at the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards.Hosted by former 30 Rock star Jack McBrayer — himself a nominee this year — the event will be held December 11 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.Throughout his career, Star Trek: The Next Generation veteran Burton has received 13 Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award for Spoken Word Album, a Peabody Award, three NAACP Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, among other accolades.The Children’s & Family Emmy Awards establishes a dedicated ceremony separate from the Daytime Emmy Awards, in response to an explosion in programming for its titular demographic.A full list of this year's nominees can be found here."

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